Alvas Powell

Alvas Elvis Powell (born 18 July 1994) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Inter Miami as a defender. A native of the parish St. Thomas, he attended Paul Bogle High School and gained recognition for his participation in the Da Costa Cup competition.

Alvas Powell

Alvas with FC Cincinnati in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alvas Elvis Powell[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Place of birth	Danvers Pen, St. Thomas, Jamaica [2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Inter Miami
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Portmore United	10	(0)
2013–2014	→ Portland Timbers (loan)	20	(2)
2014	→ Sacramento Republic (loan)	3	(0)
2015–2018	Portland Timbers	101	(4)
2019	FC Cincinnati	13	(0)
2020–	Inter Miami	1	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Jamaica U17	8	(1)
2012–2013	Jamaica U20	6	(0)
2012–	Jamaica	49	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Portmore United

Powell began his career with Portmore United; he made his senior debut after January 2012.[3] In 2013, Powell went out on loan to Portland Timbers in the MLS, which was extended through December 2014.[4] On 30 August 2014 he scored his first goal for the Timbers in a 3-0 win against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[5]

FC Cincinnati

On 27 December 2018, Powell was traded to FC Cincinnati ahead of their 2019 season, in exchange for $250,000 of General Allocation Money.[6]

Inter Miami CF

On 19 November 2019, Powell was selected second overall by Inter Miami in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.[7]

International career

He made his senior international debut with Jamaica in 2012.[8] He previously played at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He helped the Reggae Boyz to capture the 2014 CFU Caribbean Football Unions (men's) Title beating Trinidad and Tobago in Penalties.[9]

Personal life

In 2015, Powell received his U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[10]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2018

Club	Season	League		Playoffs		US Open Cup		CONCACAF		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portland Timbers	2013	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	2014	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	2
	2015	31	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	38	0
	2016	23	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	0
	2017	23	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2018	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Career total		121	5	8	0	2	0	4	0	115	5

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2019	Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana	Guyana	1–0	4–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
2.				2–0

Honors

International

Jamaica

• Caribbean Cup winner: 2014

Club

Portmore United

• Jamaican National Premier League: 2012

Portland Timbers

• MLS Cup: 2015[11]
• Western Conference (playoffs): 2015[12]

References

1. "Jamaica's 40 player provisional list to Copa Centenario". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
2. "From Danvers Pen to Portland Timbers Alvas Powell is rising to the occasion". Jamaica Observer. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
3. Oshane Tobias (23 January 2012). "What's the story with Alvas Powell?". Jamaica Observer.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "2019 Expansion Draft results: Inter Miami, Nashville SC make their picks". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
8. "Alvas Powell". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
9. Alvas Powell – FIFA competition record
10. Jamie Goldberg [@Jamiebgoldberg] (13 February 2015). "For those interested in international roster spots, both Alvas Powell & Norberto Paparatto are now green card holders #RCTID" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. McCauley, Kim (6 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". SBNation.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
12. Blue, Molly (1 December 2015). "Portland Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.